Member Team Research Associate

NITYA BAHL

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EDUCATION

CORNELL SC JOHNSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Ithaca, NY

Master of Business Administration (STEM designation) 2024

●Dean’s Merit list recipient; Forté Fellow; GMAT-730; Digital Technology Immersion; Semifinalist, Deloitte Case Competition- developed business & digital transformation strategy for top retail client

●VP, Corporate & Alumni Affairs- Consulting Club; Treks Lead, High Tech Club; Johnson Board Fellow; Johnson Outdoor Ventures, Teaching Assistant- Business Strategy (Fall’23), Marketing & General Management Association

DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Delhi, India

Bachelor of Technology- Electronics & Communication Engineering (top 1% of 1800 students) 2019

●President, Rotaract Club of DTU (150 members); Finalist, Google Online Marketing Challenge, 2017; Sponsorship head, TEDxDTU

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP Gurugram, India

Research Analyst Jan 2021 – July 2022

●Promoted fast track in 18 months (compared to 24 months average), one out of the top five performers nationally

●Created scope expansion opportunities for Data & Research Services team during an organization design case for a government client and led its implementation and change management plan, increasing department billable revenue from $1K to $45k

●Identified a need by analyzing client demand, & built comprehensive Covid Vaccination roll-out & response playbooks by teaming up with healthcare experts, handled its end-to-end project management, leading to adoption by 4 clients in a month

●Developed product on ESG Thematic analysis in collaboration with Knowledge Business Director; product deployed globally by 10+ BCG case teams and resulted in new revenue stream for DRS; obtained DRS Content Titan award

●Generated new and repeat DRS revenue totaling $100k+ annually by building customer relationships, business development, and new knowledge management products, leading to 15+ long-term engagements and 10+ repeat customers

●Conducted training, onboarding, and mentoring of 15+ new research associates in APAC & EMEA regions leading to upskilling in research techniques & 90%+ quality assurance, received Everyday Hero award for ensuring smooth team management

●Streamlined & optimized operational efficiency for a team of ~30 FTE by effectively managing communication, workflow planning, and deliverables across multiple practice areas and external vendor teams to fulfill rigorous research and data analysis requirements on a PE due diligence case.

Research Associate July 2019 – Dec 2020

●Partnered with 4 global DRS hubs to publish “Covid-19 Public Sector Restart Strategy”, presented to Mayor of US city for usage in its regional guidelines-impacting ~3Mn population; achieved Q3 2020 Knowledge Driver award firmwide

●Analyzed experts’ & tourist preference survey data to identify 5 consumer personas & 12 regions; supervised 7 cross-functional team members in design, travel research, and org design teams for building a targeted tourism destination strategy

●Spearheaded benchmarking module & developed market study for fintech player’s entry strategy incorporating AI technologies; converted deliverable to BCG knowledge product utilized 100+ times in 2021

●Recognized as 2020 Quality Champion with 96% positive feedback and highest utilization % on the team

CONSULT FOR HUMANITY (pro-bono consulting organization) Global (Remote)

Volunteer Consultant March 2022 – June 2022

●Led 5-member team to develop marketing and growth strategy for local sustainability and waste management firm, by conducting market and competitor research & increasing client’s online media presence by 20% in a month

●Convinced team to redesign firm’s service offerings into personalized & shorter services, built their new pricing plan & revamped B2B sales pitch deck, leading to identifying 10x potential clients interested in the new offerings

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

●Skills: SQL, Excel VBA & Tableau, Databases, Primary & Secondary research, Advanced Excel & PowerPoint

●Interests: Music enthusiast & Vocal Classical Music diploma holder; Avid reader of fiction & biographies; cooking Indian cuisines; adventure sports lover - seek to complete adventure sport in every city I visit (e.g., did highest bungee jump in India in April’22)

●Volunteer: As Co-lead of CSR Committee at BCG India-built mentorship program for 120+ underprivileged students with 100 volunteers; Conceptualized and sang in the first virtual Pride anthem during the June 2021 parade as a Pride@BCG ally

●Awards: Selected Best Public Speaker at Toastmasters International’s chapter at BCG India office; founded Smaller World project with global Rotaract Clubs in 6 nations, which received Best International project Award by Rotary International

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